Posts Tagged ‘ice’
Lake ice factsheet
This is one of the factsheet series with key messages from Arctic PASSION. The series will be continued and new factsheets will be announced here. All factsheets can be found on Zenodo.
Read MoreIntroducing Arctic PASSION’s Lake Ice Service
Kirsikka Heinilä , Senior research scientist at the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) is developing Arctic PASSION’s Lake Ice Service, a web map service for Arctic climate and safety. The service is for everyone who needs information about lake ice conditions. For example, there are many people in Finland who need this information for safety reasons. They…
Read MoreCreating a decade worth of Arctic sea ice and snow thickness data from buoy-based temperature measurements
In July 2021, the EU-funded Arctic PASSION project started off with the overarching goal to establish and maintain a sustained and accessible all-inclusive observing system that is tuned to the diverse needs of users, ranging from local inhabitants to academia through to industry and decision-makers. The large project consortium of more than 30 partner institutions…
Read MoreGet Introduced To The Lake Ice Service And Give Us Feedback!
On November 10th, 2022 speakers Kirsikka Heinilä (Senior research scientist at the Finnish Environment Institute/Arctic PASSION) and Timo Pyhälahti (Senior expert at the Finish Environment Institute/Arctic PASSION ) beautifully presented the newly developed Lake Ice Service at the Arctic PASSION coordinated webinar. The speakers gave valuable information on the Lake Ice Service; what it is,…
Read MoreLake Ice Service For Arctic Climate And Safety
People living and working in the Arctic have been demanding a holistic approach to environmental information services. Arctic PASSION’s lake ice service provides near real time information about the ice conditions of freshwater lakes in an easy-to-access and simple format. This information is important for transport, Arctic livelihoods, and safety issues. Importantly, lake ice is…
Read MoreLake Ice Information In Your Pocket
Get to know the Lake Ice Service tool, listen to the current status of its development as well as our future steps towards the expanded service. © Flyer designed by GRID-Arendal /AWI Media , photo by Copernicus EU /SYKE The Lake Ice Service collects lake ice information from multiple sources and visualizes the information in an easily accessible and understandable…
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